Winking

Verb

1. Present participle of wink

Full definition of winking

Noun

1. The act of one who winks.
• 1828, The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828 (page 153)I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple ...